Cantonese Dictionary

分身乏術

fan1 san1 fat6 seot6

Mandarin: fen1 shen1 fa2 shu4

Simplified: 分身乏术

to be fully occupied or busy with work

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分辨

fan1 bin6

Mandarin: fen1 bian4

[1] to distinguish; to differentiate; to discriminate [2] (physics/electrical) resolution

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分辯

fan1 bin6

Mandarin: fen1 bian4

to defend oneself (against an accusation); to offer an explanation (to clear oneself from an accusation)

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分道揚鑣

fan1 dou6 joeng4 biu1

Mandarin: fen1 dao4 yang1 biao1

to end a partnership and go on separate ways

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分配

fan1 pui3

Mandarin: fen1 pei4

[1] to distribute; to allocate; to allot; to assign; to share [2] distribution; allocation; assignment

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分配器

fan1 pui3 hei3

Mandarin: fen1 pei4 qi4

dispenser

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分配律

fan1 pui3 leot6

Mandarin: fan1 pei4 lv4

[math.] distributive law

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分量

fan6/fan1 loeng6

Mandarin: fen4 liang5; fen1 liang4

[1]/fan6 loeng6/ weight; measure [2]/fan1 loeng6/ component; component product

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分銷

fan1 siu1

retail store

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分銷店

fan1 siu1 dim3

Mandarin: fen1 xiao1 dian4

retail shop

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分銷網絡

fan1 siu1 mong5 lok3

Mandarin: fen1 xiao1 wang3 luo4

distribution network

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分錢

fan1 cin4*2

Mandarin: fen1 qian2

cent, penny

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分鐘

fan1 zung1

Mandarin: fen1 zhong1

Simplified: 分钟

minute

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分門別類

fan1 mun4 bit6 leoi6

Mandarin: fen1 men2 bie2 lei4

Simplified: 分门别类

to categorize

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分開

fan1 hoi1

Mandarin: fen1 kai1

Simplified: 分开

to split

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分開包

fan1 hoi1 baau1

pack separately

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分隊

fan1 deoi6*2

Mandarin: fen1 dui4

(millitary) platoon; squad; contingent; detachment

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分隔道路

fan1 gaak3 dou6 lou6

dual carriageway (road/expressway/motorway). Alt.: 雙向車道

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分離

fan1 lei4

Mandarin: fen1 li2

Simplified: 分离

to split

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分離主義

fan1 lei4 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: fen1 li2 zhu3 yi4

separatism

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分離份子

fan1 lei4 fan6 zi2

Mandarin: fen1 li2 fen4 zi3

separatist

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分頭

fan1 tau4

Mandarin: fen1 tou2

separately; individually

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分類

fan1 leoi6

Mandarin: fen1 lei4

to categorize; category

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分類學

fan1 leoi6 hok6

Mandarin: fen1 lei4 xue2

taxonomy; taxology; systematics

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分類廣告

fan1 leoi6 gwong2 gou3

Mandarin: fen1 lei4 guang3 gao4

Simplified: 分类广告

classified advertising

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分類機

fan1 leoi6 gei1

Mandarin: fen1 lei4 ji1

a collator

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分餅仔

fan1 beng2 zai2

Mandarin: fen1 bing3 zi3

Simplified: 分饼仔

to equally share profits or something amongst a group

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剕

fai6

Mandarin: fei4

amputation of limbs as corporal punishment | variant of 腓, calf | # adapted from cc-cedict

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剖別

fau2 bit6

Mandarin: pou3 [TW] pou1 [PRC] bie2

dissect and distinguish between

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剖屍

fau2 si1

Mandarin: pou3 [TW] pou1 [PRC] shi1

autopsy

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